Wanaka - Earth From Above

This is a great aerial photography presentation that's currently in Wanaka that shows landscapes from around the world. This is contrasted by the captions, which mostly talk about global ecological problems (diminishing natural resources, etc.). I guarantee you'll have seen a couple of the pictures before! Check it out at: www.earthfromabove.com

Coastal Tracks, Glaciers In Rainforests, And The Great Car Vs. Bus Debate

March 25th 2007
Hmmm, where to begin? Where to begin indeed. Well, I just got to Queenstown yesterday, and I've spent the past week or so at Franz Josef and Wanaka. Basically, I drank a lot of beer, did a lot of hiking, saw a glacier in a rain forest, and just chilled out a while. Before that, I was in Greymouth checking out the Monteith's Brewery Tour. Did I mention I had a lot of beer? But let's start off w ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island

The Polynesian Maori reached New Zealand in about A.D. 800. In 1840, their chieftains entered into a compact with Britain, the Treaty of Waitangi, in which they ceded sovereignty to Queen Victoria while retaining territorial rights. In that same year... ... read more

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